Tag Archives: Real Life

Real Life Revisited ’97 Single Last Year…And Nobody Told Me!

Posted on July 11, 2024 by postpunkmonk

Last weekend I was in the company of friends who didn’t recognize the name Men Without Hats [I guess it can happen] when asking about my immediate plans for this weekend, so they asked their always listening speaker to play … Continue reading →

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REVO Remastering: Real Life – Heartland + [REVO 080]

Posted on April 26, 2016 by postpunkmonk

Real Life: Heartand + CD-R [2016] Send Me An Angel Catch Me I’m Falling Under The Hammer Heartland Breaking Point Broken Again Always Openhearted Exploding Bullets Burning Blue Send Me An Angel [Ext. Mix] Like A Gun Catch Me I’m … Continue reading →

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Rock G.P.A.: Simple Minds [part 72]

Posted on April 15, 2015 by postpunkmonk

A crucial line was crossed in 1985 when “Once Upon A Time” was released. I can honestly say that the measure of a band’s albums is this: If this were the first thing you were exposed to by an act, … Continue reading →

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Rock G.P.A.: Simple Minds [part 33]

Posted on January 22, 2015 by postpunkmonk

Simple Minds | Real Life – 1 [continued from previous post] The next track, “Woman,” was one of two cuts on the album co-written with the producer, Steve Lipson. This was another track indebted to the steps taken on the earlier … Continue reading →

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Rock G.P.A.: Simple Minds [part 32]

Posted on January 21, 2015 by postpunkmonk

Simple Minds | Real Life – 1 When I saw the pre-release single “Let There Be Love” at a record show, I investigated, and bought one of the two CD singles. It was a big improvement on the band’s recent … Continue reading →

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REDUX: Real Life – How Many Albums Do They REALLY Have?

Posted on February 11, 2014 by postpunkmonk

April 13, 2011 As I wrote the other day, I first heard Real Life when MTV was highly amenable to both Australian music and synthesizer music in 1983. Sigh. Yes, life was once that good! The Melbourne quartet featured David … Continue reading →

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CD A Week Project: #17

Posted on September 24, 2012 by postpunkmonk

Various: REVO Premaster 17 CD-R [2012] Annabel Lamb: Tell Him Annabel Lamb: All Night TV Annabel Lamb: I Know How Love Goes Annabel Lamb: Electronic Toys Annabel Lamb: Cinderella Annabel Lamb: Safety In Numbers Nitzer Ebb: Hearts + Minds [mix subsonic] … Continue reading →

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